Padre Pio Parish The Diocesan of St. Pio of  4680 Dante Avenue  Vineland, NJ 08361 www.pppnj.org 8566917526

  Rev. Robert L. Sinatra, J.C.L., Pastor Rev. Alfred Onyutha, Parochial Vicar Deacon Richard T. Sampson

Church of Our Lady of Pompeii  4680 Dante Avenue Saint Mary Vineland, NJ 08361 736 Union Road : Vineland, NJ  Saturday, 5:00 PM Weekdays Sunday, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM Mon., 7:00 PM St. Padre Pio Novena/OLP Tues.Friday, 8:15 AM Thursdays 7:00 PM First Saturday, 9:00 AM Mass & Novena 1st Thursdays 7:00 PM/OLP of Reconciliation: Saturday afternoon 4:1154:45 pm Anytime by appointment   St. Mary School 735 Union Road Vineland, NJ. www.smrschool.org Phone: (856) 6928537 Fax: (856) 6925034 Mr. Steven Hogan, Principal Mrs. Carol Kirchman, Advancement Director   Vineland Catholic Collaborative Felicia NavarroMorris, Director of Life Long Faith Formation [email protected] (856) 5006566 vinelandcatholic.org Cathy DiAntonio, Coordinator of Children’s  [email protected] (609) 4420475  Safe Environment Coordinator Barbara Bailey    3      - $ 8 ";           *  *5                  3 $  3 8& 55      !,!    56 $ (   O P   22 + +   !"       $ & <  # $ % & ======O P   Act of   ' $ ( My , I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament.     I love You above all things, and I long for You in my . Since I cannot  ") $   now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As      though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely  " *& to You; never permit me to be separated from You. !  ====== + ',  $ Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament '& ' $ ( Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will " #$! % & resume on Tuesday, June 1st in Holy Child Chapel  & -. '   / 0)    0 from 3PM til 4PM daily 1/       ' ( ======  $ ( STEWARDSHIP      " ' $ ( Stewardship of Inheritance “The Spirit itself bears witness with our 22 )*    spirit that we are children of God, and if children then heirs, heirs of God  ,   and joint heirs with Christ…” - ROMANS 8:16-17   /2   . )  If we are heirs to the kingdom of God, shouldn’t we work to build up His  +    kingdom? Shouldn’t we be good Stewards of our inheritance, using our 1     time in prayer, our talent in charitable works and our treasure to care for    $ # 0 the Church that God has left to us? Our Church is a treasured heirloom 0  # 2 3 #  42     '!  from God. Do we treat it that way? ,+ (     ====== 5  -  #  -6 42       " ,) 0)  # / 3 *) 7 $ *  42     5 $ 8& )7 1  -  ( # 9 (  ( 42        $ # 0  #  (    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,  %  *. and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the  " $ #  . beginning, is now, and ever will be,       -    world without end. Amen           ,          (    ====== # :     $  NOTICE OF OBLIGATION  . *)  1/    Beginning with the Vigil celebration of the        / % ' ( Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ,          $ ( Saturday, June 5th, 0     ,5) $ " *) $ ( the faithful are once again obliged to participate in Mass 0 1 2 .  on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.   ( Anyone who has a concern about returning to Mass     should discuss the matter with his or her pastor or confessor.  8& $  6      % 0)    SANCTUARY LAMP/OLP In Memory of  Mr. & Mrs. James Petretti Requested by Sacrament of the Sick: Daughter Marie & Family We are happy to administer the Sacrament to those at home or in the This candle burns perpetually hospital. Please notify the rectory when a family member is ill and/or in the as a reminder that hospital. In cases of shut-ins or chronic illness, please arrange with the Jesus is present. office for a member of the clergy or Eucharistic minister to make regular  visits. You are an important part of our parish family and we want to make SANCTUARY LAMP/ST. MARY’S the Sacraments available to you Intentions may be placed by calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526. Sacrament of Baptism: This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that Please contact the office. Jesus is present. Marriage:  Please contact the office at least six months prior to date St. Padre Pio Candle New Parishioners: In Loving Memory of Please register at the Parish office, or online at pppnj.org Ronald Franceschini on his 2nd Anniversary  Requested by        Loving Wife Marie & Family  Intentions may be placed by         calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526                           The flowers in front of the Holy Family         !    "       are in thanksgiving  "     # #    #$     From Frank & Madeline Oertle #!   % $ !!  # !%    &   '()   ! (  "  * CONTACT CONGRESS # !*&! #+ *& , &!* &  Congress is trying to force Americans to pay for abortion. ,  -,    ,  $ The Hyde Amendment and similar laws have protected taxpayers   # ! & .$   *  from funding elective abortions for 45 years. Now certain members of              Congress want to take away these laws that both parties have supported for '$/     % & $    nearly half a century.  0-  ' $     Billions of taxpayer dollars could be used to pay for abortion.  & $  * $!        '   % $  1    !  Visit NoTaxPayerAbortion.com and sign the petition. +  %$     $ # $   $$$   & $!   Please Pray for Our Recently Deceased. # 0   0         They have gone no further from us than to    God, and God is very near. , '  $  1   $!1   1&  Joann Pennington            Terence L. Rieti        !"!#  George N. “Dewey” Smaniotto $      " $%   &  !  

                M R            “Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever          !" made a difference in the world. A veteran does not have that problem.”      #             Ronald Reagan    $              %&%'   M  R  ! “Dear Lord / Lest I continue / My complacent way / help me to remember (   %&%'   M R Somehow out there / A man died for me today. / As long as there is war                I then must / Ask and answer / Am I worth dying for?”                         )    * Poem Eleanor Roosevelt kept in her wallet during World War II      !         

      

ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL    Adult Choir Rehearsals will resume on Tuesday evenings   at 7:15PM/OLP beginning April 13th & will end on Tuesday May 25th at which time  Cantor Rehearsals will resume.      Instrumental Rehearsal is scheduled for Sunday, May 13th 2:30PM/OLP    !

  Look What’s Happening at St. Mary School "                 06/09/21: 8th Grade Last Will & Testament      OP      06/11/21: 8th Grade Graduation !  "  !        06/22/21: Last Day of School-12:00pm Dismissal #$%   Exiit qui seminat # $%&'()*+ '&) # ),-.#/

In 1922, St. Pio of Pietrelcina gave an explanation of the Most Holy Trinity to a '$ 01  ) 23 (4 (&5.-.$6 young Italian girl whose faith was tested by her teachers who didn't believe in )&$ ).4!  )# //-.$ ) 7.- God. He said, "My daughter, when a housewife makes bread, what does she (&7 7 *-.4 6.$) )# .* )# use? Three different ingredients; flour, yeast, and water. She kneads the dough, which has been mixed and formed into one single substance. She uses this dough O &)P! to make three loaves of bread. Each loaf is of the same substance, yet separate  from the other two. From this example, we can proceed to God, who is one Being, 7 +' #5  *-.4 6.$) )# .* and at the same time, He is Three Persons, each one equal yet distinct from the other two. God the Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit. The Son is neither .$*-'/.$61 :.)#') -.4.)).$1  *-.4 the Father nor the Holy Spirit. God the Father begets the Son; the Son proceeds &-)/);'-,'*44.))/,+$+ from the Father; and the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and the Son. They are (&$ *$$*)/ :.)# )# .*1 +' three individual beings, equal and at the same time distinct. Nevertheless, they are one God only, because the Divine Nature is unique and identical." St. Patrick, in 4') 7.-  *-.4 $ & ,7& )# & his famous Breastplate prayer, arises, "[t]hrough a mighty strength, the invocation ) :.)# &.4 -&%1 )# ((.$)/ of the Trinity, [t]hrough belief in the Threeness, [t]hrough confession of the -.4 6$) Oneness of the Creator of creation."  While the nature of the Trinity still remains a mystery to us as a people of faith, the &  ' Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are ever present in our lives. Through them, !())%!   *%) through their strength and love, we, unworthy as we may be, participate in the acts of creation, salvation and sanctification every single day. Every prayer begins and     +,,-./0-+.   -1     2.,- ends with the declaration of our belief in the Trinity through the Sign of the Cross. + ,-. 3/ 4         Every opening prayer at Mass is addressed to the Father, through the Son who  " !  % lives and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit - God forever and ever! In the business of our lives and in the rote-ness of our prayer, we can easily  lose sight of what the Lord has done for us, what He is currently doing for our sake     <" "  and will continue to do for us in the future.   " <1  < 

Prayerfully reflect on how we have been a part of all the aspects of the Most    => Blessed Trinity. How have we shared in the role of creation? How has our  "    = ?  sacrifice and our embrace of the cross led towards the salvation of our and       of others? How has our faith life been inspired by the prompting of the Holy Spirit so that we can grow in holiness as we serve our Triune God and one another?         Let our prayer echo the words of opening prayer for Mass this Sunday: "God, our    Father, who by the sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of R    sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of  eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty." Lessons in Faith from St. Jude

Sincerely Yours in Christ, “Courage is not the absence of fear, Fr. Rob Sinatra but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

       Collection totals for 5/23/21 God Bless Our Women & Men in Service Weekly Collection (In Pew): 5/23/21: $6,037.00 USAF: Stf. Sgt. Michael Rhodes, Sr.; Gen. Jennifer Hammerstedt, 2LT Rocco Weekly Collection Goal: $10,200.00 Sangataldo, Gen. Michael A. Fantini, Sr., Major Elizabeth Golden, AFC Rachel Monthly Collection: 5/23/21: $23,491.00 Wright E-giving monthly total / May: $ Air Force National Guard: MSGT. Joseph R. Tolotti Total Monthly Collection / May:$ Army: Wes Jarrell; Col. Stephen P. Dondero, SPC Keith Harris, Jr., Pvt. S. Allen, Total Monthly Collection Goal: $40,800.00 John Caccia; Stf. Sgt. Special Forces/Medic Rusty Waymack; MSGT Timothy M. Candles: 5/23/21: $247.00 Dobson; WO2 Jason Heney; Stf. Sgt. Richard Rivera; SPC Michael Ruga; Sgt. James Conklin; Lt. Nicolette B. Pizzo.  Navy: Chief Dennis Lloyd, Seaman Garrett Nordberg, CDR. Matthew Richmond, LTJG Alexandra Wismer Marines: PFC William F. Butler, III, Captain Christopher Kuhlen Caldwell; PFC Elton King, LCpl Michael Quinlan  Books and Movies Reading is a wonderful way to learn new & interesting things. Check out the weekly recommendations below.

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How Grandfather Tree Forgot His Stories Father’s Day Remembrance Mass By Lorenza Farina When Grandfather Tree forgets his stories the young trees cheer him up by If you would like your father, living or deceased remembered turning into the storytellers affirming the importance of the relationship between at the Masses on Father’s Day, please mail or drop off your envelopes younger & older generations to the Parish office no later than June 16th. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY   Baptism

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 It iz me, Batman da rectory doggo! I wuz in da church da udder day (and I wuz on CLOSED my best doggo behavior) and I saw 2 guyz and a birdo! I wanted-ed 2 bark at da The Parish office will be closed on birdo, but it would have been inappro... inappro... it would have beenz bad 2 do Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day. dat inside da church. I foundz out later dat it wuz da Most Holy Trinity, da Fadder The office will reopen on Tuesday, June 1st at 9:00 AM and da Son and da Holy Spirit! It would haz been wrong o me 2 bark at demz  becauz it iz DERE CHURCH afta all! As we celebrate dis special feast in Ordinary Time, we see dat da Trinity givz us life. God da Fadder created us and breathed- ed life in2 us. Jesus redeemz our life thru His cross and da Holy Spirit protectz our life by guiding da Church and helping us b holier! Even da readingz talk about da life-giving nature of God. In da first reading, Moses tellz da people to keep God's statutes and commandments so "that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever." St. Paul in his letter 2 da Romans tellz us dat we r heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. And what r we heirs of??? Heaven, da place we Faith is love, expecting nothing in return. will live 4ever! Even in Matthew's Gospel, we see Jesus tell da disciples 2 baptize Faith is singing, someone will hear you. "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." As we all know, Faith is laughing, knowing tomorrow may bring sorrow. wit baptism, we hav life in Christ and in His Church. SO, if you see 2 guyz and a Faith is crying, hoping tomorrow will be brighter. birdo in Church, do NOT bark at dem! And let us giv tanks 2 God 4 His gift of life! Faith is working, knowing your work is never done. Faith is playing, childhood is all too fleeting. God Bless and Happy Feast o da Trinity! Faith is raising a family, not knowing in what direction they will go. Faith is praying, Thy will be done, O Lord. Faith is dying, knowing we shall live with God, everlasting. Batman, da rectory doggo Mary Erickson    RICHLAND LANDIS BUILDING (856) 696-8302 CARPET & SERVICE & RECYCLING LLC Patio & Porch Enclosures • Carports 1-800-223-0102 FLOORING Awnings • Storm Doors • Entry Doors 1309 HARDING HWY Custom Glass & Screen Inserts RICHLAND, NJ Michael A. Levari, Sr. MARK MESIANO 396 North Mill Road (856) 697-3041 Tel: 856-691-9343 Vineland, NJ 08360 856-696-8878 COMMERCIAL [email protected] Fax: 856-691-1588 & RESIDENTIAL 5093 East Landis Ave., Vineland

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